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Delap Special! Long throws back in business in Premier League
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 13/09/2025
» Ever since the rules of football were introduced the humble throw-in has been the poor relation of the free-kick. The throw-in has always been a convenient uncontroversial device to keep the game moving rather than providing any great advantage to the team awarded the throw.
Eagles hope to upset the Sky Blues
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 17/05/2025
» When Manchester City and Crystal Palace line up for the 144th FA Cup Final at Wembley today, there is little doubt that the Sky Blues will start as strong favourites. However Palace, who have not won a major trophy in their entire history, will be no pushover and many neutrals would love to see the Eagles win their first-ever FA Cup title. A new name on the trophy is always welcome.
Laker loot! Mavericks trade future for fragile AD
Sports, Dave Wiggins, Published on 19/02/2025
» NBA history was made in the controversial trade that saw the Dallas Mavericks ship Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis. Never before had there been such a superstar-for-superstar swap.
When Spurs did the 'Double' in the remarkable 1960-61 season
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 01/02/2025
» Tottenham Hotspur's 2-1 home defeat to relegation-threatened Leicester City last weekend has understandably put a lot of pressure on Australian boss Ange Postecoglou. It was their sixth defeat in seven Premier League games and left Spurs in an embarrassing 15th place.
Campbell leads the pack as Nitithorn bounces back
Sports, Published on 23/11/2024
» Ben Campbell's defence of his US$2 million Link Hong Kong Open title continues to go according to plan after he took the halfway lead at the Hong Kong Golf Club, Fanling.
Club anthems play inspirational role
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 28/09/2024
» When the Leicester team came out onto the pitch at the King Power Stadium last Saturday it was good to hear they are still greeted by the stirring strains of the Post-Horn Gallop. It must be the most traditional piece of music to grace a football stadium in the English League and quite appropriate for a team nicknamed the Foxes.
Unseeded Sramkova takes Thailand Open top honours
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 23/09/2024
» Slovakia's world No.102 Rebecca Sramkova breezed through the singles title showdown of the Allied Thailand Open at Arena Hua Hin on Sunday when she overpowered Germany's Laura Siegemund 6-4, 6-4 with ease.
Smashing Sramkova storms into Hua Hin tennis final
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 22/09/2024
» Slovakia's Rebecca Sramkova booked her berth in the final of the US$267,082 WTA Allied Thailand Open at Arena Hua Hin on Saturday.
Zidansek shocks Podoroska
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 21/09/2024
» Unseeded Tamara Zidansek of Slovenia booked her berth in the semi-finals of the US$267,082 WTA Allied Thailand Open at Arena Hua Hin on Friday.
Siegemund outlasts Wang in marathon
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 19/09/2024
» Laura Siegemund of Germany reached the quarter-finals of the US$267,082 Allied Thailand Open tennis tournament, edging Wang Xiyu of China in a more-than-four-hour-long, three-set marathon at Arena Hua Hin on Wednesday.